Unable to import my music from SSD to Mac

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Unable to import my music from SSD to Mac

Now it seems that ANY of my music on my external SSD won't import any of my music at ALL. Most of the songs I have on my SSD, is part of my CD collection and YES I own them as well. When I do import on my MacBook computer nothing happens, no existing music ever gets transfer over and yes, I looked into the privacy setting and made sure that it has access.

I UPDATE my IOS, MacBook air and iPhone 15 but nothing is working. nothing back back as a corrupted drive.

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Original Title: Apple Music Has Done it Again

iPhone 15

Posted on Aug 27, 2025 01:11 PM

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Answer 1

Aug 27, 2025 06:08 PM in response to ed2345

Odd, I had the song(s) on my other IPhones before and I was able to play it with no issues. However the file is WMA and I double check my other songs that were also part of my CD collection and those play just fine.

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ed2345

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Aug 27, 2025 06:14 PM in response to CrazyCat_Lady

For the WMA files, get a 3rd party converter and convert them to MP3 or AAC. WMA cannot be played in Music on Mac and in fact has been functionally obsolete for at least 15 years.

For the files that play, make sure they are referenced in your Music library. If they are not, import them per the steps in here: Import music from a computer to Music on Mac - Apple Support

Once your library is OK, sync the phone the usual way.

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Answer 3

ed2345

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Aug 27, 2025 07:14 PM in response to CrazyCat_Lady

VLC for Mac can do conversions and is free. But... are you sure you have WMA files? It was a Windows-only format, and it would be quite unusual for a Mac user to make it to 2025 and still have WMA files hanging around. Can you double-check the file type?

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turingtest2

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Aug 28, 2025 04:29 AM in response to CrazyCat_Lady

CrazyCat_Lady wrote:

Is there a converter that is free so I wouldn’t have to pay X amount of money every month or every three years that I can use?

See also https://www.mediahuman.com/audio-converter/.

tt2

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Answer 5

Aug 28, 2025 09:47 AM in response to turingtest2

I converted the songs, however, when I drag and drop into The Apple Music and when I went over to the Apple device devices to sync it, it does not go on my phone. Even I went into the settings of Apple Music and I When I hover over the library and add folder to library and then re-sync my phone back to the Apple devices it does not put the songs on my phone

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turingtest2

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Aug 28, 2025 09:55 AM in response to CrazyCat_Lady

Apple Devices is a Windows app. Can we clarify if this computer is running Windows or macOS? Do I take it that the newly converted tracks do at least play in Apple Music app?

See Sync content between your Windows device and iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch over Wi-Fi - Apple Support and review the sync selections to make sure that your new additions are included somewhere in the content that is selected to sync.

tt2

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Answer 7

Aug 28, 2025 10:30 AM in response to turingtest2

My windows computer is a Windows 11 Pro version 24H2.

I’ve already tried the necessary steps about converting the songs to whatever format they need to be.

I also find it odd that I was able to locate the same album that I was trying to convert. However, to my surprise, I found the same album Aaliyahin the iTunes Store, ready for purchase.

I converted this song album Aaliyah to file M4A.

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ed2345

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Aug 28, 2025 07:17 PM in response to CrazyCat_Lady

CCL,

Now that you have successfully converted the problem songs into "whatever format they need to be," make sure that the library on your computer is intact, and that the songs all play correctly. Pls let us know when you have done this. This is a prerequisite before you attempt the sync by whatever means.

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ed2345

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Aug 29, 2025 06:29 PM in response to CrazyCat_Lady

Hi CCL,

I see you are using Media Human to do the conversions, which is fine. But all the tracks visible in your screenshot, except for a couple of N-SYNC MP3s, are still in WMA format. Finish up the conversions so that you have a .m4a version of each track.

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Answer 10

Aug 29, 2025 06:44 PM in response to ed2345

Yeah, the *NSYNC file plays fine on my phone. However, I did some testing and I found another reliable format and I’ve gotten at least 16 albums on my phone in a different format which it seems to work for now and yes, I’m able to play the 16 tracks that I was able to upload on my phone today with no issues for now.

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Answer 11

ed2345

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Aug 29, 2025 07:31 PM in response to CrazyCat_Lady

CrazyCat_Lady wrote:

Yeah, the *NSYNC file plays fine on my phone. However, I did some testing and I found another reliable format and I’ve gotten at least 16 albums on my phone in a different format which it seems to work for now and yes, I’m able to play the 16 tracks that I was able to upload on my phone today with no issues for now.

CCL,

Glad it is all working now. Enjoy the music!

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